Google Pixel

Design

Features

Performance

Camera

Battery

Pros

Cons

This is the newGoogle Pixel phone.This may be considered as the continuation of Nexus showing the best Android experience.Pixel is one of the phone you must use to understand its taste.Pixel is the first phone made entirely by Google , top to bottom.

The Stunner

Pixel may not be stylish or so , but believe me , this phone is a stunner. Its the first Pixel phone , not the Nexus phone because they are not putting any other manufacturer logo on it this time.Previously we had Nexus by companies like LG , HTC , Huawei , Samsung and some others too.This is the Pixel phone from Google. Its completely designed by google and that is really good , but you guys should know , its getting HTC to build it. If you are a HTC user , you may find a HTC touch in the Pixel phone. There have been rumors that , this was the new HTC design they have been working on before the entry of Pixel.

Design and Software

Pixel run Android 7.1 and its body is almost metal all around , a classy look and it has a wedge shape(thick at top). And it do have good placement and travel for side buttons.This may not be worlds thinnest phone , but still its kinda slim , 8mm thick. The upper half of the back panel is glass and this can pretty much improve the signal strength and can be better with bluetooth and wifi. There is no wireless charging . if you guys are looking for style , you may take a look at the blue variant .

What Went Wrong ?

One of the down point of google pixel is its sound , the speakers are not up to the mark. Google Pixel is not loud and the speakers are downward facing and can easily get blocked by one finger by accident. Other disadvantages are that, Pixel failed to provide water resistance and storage expansion.

But what pixel is from inside is really awesome.Check out the awesome specs :

Category

Google Pixel

Google Pixel XL

Operating System

Android 7.1 with Google UI

Android 7.1 with Google UI

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

RAM

4GB

4GB

Display

5-inch 1920×1080
AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4

5.5-inch 2560×1440
AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4

Rear Camera

12MP f/2.0
1.55-micron pixels
PDAF, LDAF

12MP f/2.0
1.55-micron pixels
PDAF, LDAF

Front camera

8MP, f/2.4

8MP, f/2.4

Battery

2770 mAh
Non-removable

3450 mAh
Non-removable

Charging

Rapid Charging

Rapid Charging

Connectivity

USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2

USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2

Fingerprint sensor

Yes

Yes

Storage

32/128GB

32/128GB

IP rating

IP53

IP53

Colors

Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue

Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue

Dimensions

143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm

154.7 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm

Weight

143 g

168 g

Now I can assure you that , Pixel is the smoothest android phone you can get right now. Android 7.1 is really buttery and the battery life is outstanding. You may be amazed by the performance if this amazing piece of technology. Pixel is more of optimised androidexperience and is able to handle every day use plus heavy multitasking and gaming too. Pixel is clean , there is hardly a few pre-installed apps and the once you get can be uninstalled. This is a great performer .And what’s new is the Google assistant , its not that new as some features like voice controls were available in the previous versions of android. On Pixel , its more accessible.

The 5 tips of a Good Phone :

Camera

Pixel camera is pretty special. 12.3 MP camera , no optical image stabilization , but a f2.2 aperture . Google claimed this is highest rated camera in the world. This is a really good camera.People are constantly impressed with the quality pics from this camera. The secret behind such quality from Pixel is the image processing. HDR+ is the key of this camera.Turn ON HDR+ for every photo and this amazed everyone. Image taken with Pixel are bright , wide angle , vivid saturated colour. The 4K video from Pixel also look pretty awesome.

That’s it guys , this is the Google Pixel. May be the best phone of 2016, or may not. With this kind of performance , I think this phone worth it.

REVIEW OVERVIEW

Design

9.0

Features

8.0

Performance

9.0

Camera

9.0

Battery

8.0

SUMMARY

This may be considered as the continuation of Nexus showing the best Android experience.Pixel is one of the phone you must use to understand its taste.Pixel is the first phone made entirely by Google , top to bottom.

Founder of Troied , Vishnuprasad AS is a programmer , web developer and the CCO of Motify.in . He writes mainly about technology , internet and tech related tutorials. He is currently doing his engineers degree in Computer Science from Vidya Academy of Science & Technology.